3DO, creator of the Army Men series and the outrageously overpriced and ahead of its time 3DO console, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company says it will continue to operate normally, though. “This filing gives us more time to complete transactions in the interest of our stakeholders,” said Trip Hawkins, Chairman and CEO. “While we hope that this news will generate additional new opportunities, at this point we are focused on pursuing either the sale of the entire company or the sale of its assets.” Apparently this filing will not effect 3DO's current work on Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

USER COMMENTS 39 comment(s)

Isn't Trip Hawkins(8:36am EST Fri May 30 2003)the creator of the 3DO the one who stated that the Xbox would not survive in todays video game market (or something similar to that)? Irony can be bitter at best. – by William Foster

What ever happened(8:37am EST Fri May 30 2003)What ever happened to Trip apart from being on the star ship Enterprise.

3DO was a great idea and they sold the 3do 2 for loads of money. What the hell happened. – by UK Geek

3do(9:18am EST Fri May 30 2003)Personally I think the 3D0 had the best version of FIFA ever. Everything else sucked. I haven't played Army Men, but if they are limited to that title and this horsemen crap, maybe they'd be better off gone. – by 0-0

As a former employee…(10:04am EST Fri May 30 2003)All I can say is good riddance. These guys killed good games on a daily basis.

At least Heroes of Might and Magic was good.. Oh wait. That was New World Computing.. HAHAHAHAA!!!

– by Isaiah!

Sorry kids.(10:41am EST Fri May 30 2003)I'm sorry if your folks bought NES instead of 3DO or SNES instead of Sega Saturn. You complain about things you don't know about, but for those of us who owned a 3DO know better. Yeah, 6 player Fifa was great, but your forgetting that while I was playing The Incredable Machine, Gex, Rebel Assault, Lemmings, Off World Interceptor, Flashback …, you were playing Super Mario. My 3DO still works and I have 60 titles. The only VCDs I ever bought were for the 3DO and I own no DVDs (but about 400 VHS copies). I hope Trip well. – by video gamer

I own sega saturn(11:07am EST Fri May 30 2003)graphics suck but fun as hell.

fighters megamix and die hard trilogy are the greatest – by cedric_cemtex

3do(12:11pm EST Fri May 30 2003)The 3do was a competent machine. It was just overpriced. – by 2cent

re: 2cent(12:47pm EST Fri May 30 2003)I bought mine used for $50 1 year after release from the Video Connection, now Movie Gallery. I bought my TI99-4a for $50 less than a year after release, new. – by video gamer

High Heat Baseball(3:34pm EST Fri May 30 2003)It's the best, dudes! Maybe I'll buy what's left of 3DO, with my pocket change, just to keep High Heat Baseball around. – by Barry Bonds

3do(4:02pm EST Fri May 30 2003)I hope we still the get the Heroes of might and magic series. Those games are fun if you like turn based strategy. The only problem is it's not multiplayer friendly like C&C generals.

Oh, by the way, buy C&C generals so we can get a sequel. Those games are the greatest. – by AMD fanboy

3DO(1:31pm EST Sat May 31 2003)Tripp is a visionary, not unlike other visionaries like Steve Jobbs at Apple or Bill Gates. He will hold a perminent place in the Video Game Hall of Fame for the amazing and innovative products he delivered to us all. I think he still has a little fire in his belly to do something fantastic. – by Vertanux

“Really, you guys who own 3D0's – espescially the kn*b with the VHS's – GET A LIFE.

It was sh|t, it sucked you sad w@nkers!!!!!!!!!!”

And he asking someone else to get a life.

– by Mayo18

hmm… (cont)(9:09am EST Thu Jul 10 2003)The thrill of abusing some unknown people across internet. Probably jerks off after every time he posts something like that.

When a company collapses, its not so cool. The HoMM series are pretty good, but maybe that is New World Computing.

Though like someone said before, Tripp is an visionary. – by Mayo18

Rest in peace 3DO(8:28am EST Tue Dec 23 2003)I loved homm series and might and magic, it's a shame really. 3DO went down just like 3DFX. Be smart do not found a company with a “3” in front, it's bad luck. – by Sad Day

Sigh(6:29am EST Fri Jan 23 2004)Heroes of Might and Magic is the entire reason I became addicted to computers. Started with HOMM1, the sequal I suppose you could call it, to Kings Bounty. I really cannot understand how a game as outstanding as HOMM can just go Bankrupt. I really hope the rights to the series can be purchased and continued upon, because the games are just incredible, always pulling you back to play again and again.

Wish there was something I could do :( – by Sigh

High Heat Series(12:58am EST Fri Feb 06 2004)The death of 3do means the death of the best PC baseball game series ever. BUT — following the 2003 release I e mailed Tripp (or at least e mailed support and asked that it be forwarded to Tripp) and said that they had gotten the last dollar they were going to get from me. Of all the obvious changes that COULD have been made to the series for the sake of the gamer they made none of them. They spent all their time upgrading the graphics and none upgrading the playability and the utilities. I also, mentioned that if High Heat was any indication of the way 3do was being run in general, his party was just about over. I hate to see the game go but I love to say “I told you so.” – by HH2002 Forever (sic)

What about 4horsemen?!?!(9:13am EST Fri Mar 19 2004)now i looked at this game…it looks like it be the best game ever…i mean they need to finish it…they may still have a chance ..goodbye 3doloved your armymen games^^ – by miracles

HOMM Series owned(7:12pm EST Mon Aug 23 2004)word – by yeh

might and magic series(3:20pm EST Tue Aug 31 2004)I started playing might and magic one on my LeadingEdge model-D 8088 with ega graphics and it was great, I played every new game that came out, from mm1 to mm8, upgrading computers along the way then on my new XP screamer the worst game I ever played was Might and Magic Nine, programmed by a corporation with one foot out the door, kinda like Enron. That is too bad, I hope that series is picked up by some one good, new world was great, 3do blows. And the new game mm9 was a disgrace – by JerrBear721@aol.com

So did someone buy 3do?(1:18pm EST Mon Oct 11 2004)I am just looking for a game patch for Army Men…I see there is a ftp type directory for 3do but no where are there game patches…did someone at least buy them out? – by Lar

This suxs..(10:43am EST Mon Feb 21 2005)Just plain suxs… I enjoyed all their games especially heroes of might and magic… BS – by Leo

HoMM(5:13pm EST Mon Mar 07 2005)Heroes sucks as well as any tripe that was ever made by 3D0 you should all look into Square-Enix games like the FF series. Come on they far better than anything 3D0 can come up with (one look at the army men franchise and you'll know what I mean lol) Buy S-E games and you can't go wrong. – by Evagelo

Missing 3do(10:09am EST Fri Jul 08 2005)Is 3do around anymore? They don't even have a website! I loved their games! How the hell did they go outa business! – by Adam

HOMM(6:02pm EST Thu Aug 11 2005)Hey Evagelo, taste or the lack off it is a matter of personal taste, and anyone's is nothing but theyr on, I's amazing how this passed by without I knowing about, I'll miss the homm and mm series :( I trully will. – by Lando

Saveing 3DO(11:00am EST Mon Aug 29 2005)They shoyld sell evry thing to atari that way they may not be completele gone. – by gunderdog

GOOD VIDEO GAME EXTINCTION?(1:06pm EST Mon Aug 29 2005)GEEKs AND FREEKS WE MUST BAND TO GETHER IN DIRE MOMENTS LIKE THESE AT THIS RATE VIDEO – by GENDERDOG

G.V.G .E. PART 2(1:10pm EST Mon Aug 29 2005)GAMES WILL BE TEARABLE WE MUST STOP THIS AT ALL COSTS AND MAYBE WE CAN SAVE THEM – by GUNDERDOG

What the Hell! is going on 360(11:50am EST Fri Sep 16 2005)I Heard that now we are geting the stripped down version and that japan gets – by Dig Dug

W.T.H. PART 2(12:00pm EST Fri Sep 16 2005)A full Version when it comes out $50.00 cheaper than the U.S. Version.so now We get no 3DO Games and now no Good Video game Console's. this must STOP! – by DIG DUG

Revolution Game's.(4:42pm EST Wed Jan 11 2006)Does the downloading ability mean that 3DOGame's will be up for download? – by Ryan812

Um is any one on this site anymore?(8:01pm EST Sun Jan 22 2006)i would like to know – by Dig dug.

eddy(4:54pm EST Thu Jan 26 2006)i am, and 3do was part of my childhood, and i miss it very much. i played all of the army men games ever made. i was crazy about them, before each game came out, i watched the trailers like 50 times each. i still have most of the original army men games on my pc to, but most of them dont work.– by eddy

GD(1:05pm EST Sun Jan 29 2006)Well that's good i thought this place was dead,so what game did not work? – by Gunderdog

Incredable machine(1:24pm EST Wed Aug 23 2006)Hey guys..

Do you know where I can download that old game 'The Incredable Machine' – by Guess_Who